, 1887-12-28

we must have more labOureCS we want
more labOurers; the number of laboRrers
ON the Island is not in prOpotiOp TO the
area in cultivation; a comparison Of the
population and the area you'd show that
we fall short, and we must notice too, that
no other Island in the West Indies is as
heavily taxed as st. CrOix. If we aReetO
to continue to pay those heavy taxes and
if st. CrOix is to exist by IT'S agriculture,
then facilities must be given to those who
bear the burthens, and. who have Hitherto
paid the heavy taxes under greatest diff
culties. 1t might be said thatstfe. Nsm of
% for q Fabourer is small, but when We
look at the number required. sDi remem-
Der that many planters rave no money at
all to meet that outlay, but have to borrow,
surely, it does seem plain, that an allevia-
ton is necessary and requisite. Everybody
knowing anything of these matters, knows
that we want more labourers, and many
who have hitherto gladly paid to get
fresh supply, can do so no more. He
would therefore vote for this Draft,
which proposes a measure that will beneft
the whole Island. The objections raised
against the Draft'are very fimsy. AS fov
the difficulty of distributing. that could be
met by a Committee being charged to at
tend to it; and as for TIE second objection,
IL IS OF course very hard for us to under.
stand why the Minister should be opposed
10 this measure, especially when We take
Ill View the very depressed times When
we look at what other countries do for
Their colonies, and notice what Denmark
uoeSI FOR her colonies, we are led to think that
she has almost forgotten that a place ike
ST. CrOix exists at the present time.
The GOUSrnmeNtS Secretary would in re-
ference to the remarks from the last honour
able Speaker (Rewitt beg to say, that the
Minister has never objected to the Imml-
grafton fund being used for immigration
purposes, and the means have always
been used for those eTdS; the Minister
has never opposed an application when
it is in accordance with the Ordinan-
ces, but he cannot permit an .applica-
ton that has no warrant in the law;
: for such new application an Ordinance
mast be given. As regards the honorable
Members remarks about Denmark and
this colony, lie believed hat it could safe
~ be said, that DO other Government takes
such interest III the existence and advance
ment of private individuals, as the Danish
Government does of the inhabitants of
this Island: one instance alone is the
large loans, formerly on bureau and sub
sequently on other security, given to indi-
vidual parties to assist them in times of
difficulty. There is 10 other country in
the world has been doing such a thing;
and We nave seen difficulties existing in
other Islands out here, but nothing in
that direction was done for them by their
Governments. just now there is a discus
zion ON a question in connection with the
matter of bOunties OH sugar; but Denmark
joins in that too.
3rd Member for Frederiks'ed's Country
District HeW3tt said, it had been stated
here, that az late as 1886 the question of
rendering the assistance which we now
seek, had been before the Minister and
was negatived; this fact afforded cause for
The remarks he had previously made
When the honorable Secretary. comments
upon what Denmark has done for the colo
ny. and says that there is no other country
doing anything, then, he (Hewitt) wORld
observe, that the aid alluded to was given
many wears ago, and loans have been re-
paid; but look, for instance, at what is
being done for the Spanish colopies .there
was i very high. exploit duty OH Sugar,
which was felt very much just at q time
when prices were so small that export
duty was first reduced, and this year it
has been entirely abolished and in Spain
there is a protective duty i'll favor OF
the colonies, whose products enter free
of duty. In Cuba an amount OF about
$4,000 was advanced on loan for construct
ing railways there. Thus a great deal has
been dose just by this one country alone.
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